Every April, there is a special day in China. It is called Qingming Festival,also called Tomb -Sweeping Day. on that the day,people________and honor (纪念) their ancestors (祖先).

Qingming is a(n)______Chinese festival. It has a long history. It began over 2,000 years ago.A famous poem______the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu describes the day: “Rains fall heavily as Qingming comes, and passers-by(行人) with lowered sprits go.”

Tomb-Sweeping Day has been a public________ on the Chinese mainland(中国大陆) since 2008. On this day,________bring flowers, food and wine to their ancestors’ tombs (坟墓). They put food like cakes and fruits in front of the tombs. After that, they________the dirt off the tombs and remember their dead family members.

However, Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only about this. During that time, the weather is becoming________. People are also able to garden (从事园艺)and enjoy outdoor activities. Families often ______ for outings (远足) or fly kites at this time.

Candy Wang was a 19-year-old Asian pop star. I ________ her for this month’s Young World magazine. Candy said she used to be really shy and took up singing to ________ her shyness. She ________ to sing in front of her class and then for the whole school when she got better. Now she’s not shy anymore ________ loves singing in front of crowds.

I asked Candy ________ life was different after she became famous. She explained that there are many good things, as being able to travel and meet new people ________ the time. However, too much attention can also be a bad thing. It’s even impossible for her to hang out with her friends because there are always ________ around her.

Candy said to all those young people who wanted to become ________, “You have to be prepared to give up your normal life. You almost cannot do things ________ . You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is. It really ________ a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. Only a very small number of people can make it to the top.”